When Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving left Brooklyn, Nic Claxton didn’t just lose two star teammates: he lost a shot at a Defensive Player of the Year award.
“I went from being top three in the Defensive Player of the Year to an end of the season, nothing at all. KD and Kyrie, when they left, it’s like my name just fell off the map. It makes my blood boil,” Claxton laughed. “I was robbed of [an All-] Defensive team, not even saying Defensive Player of the Year.
On Feb. 2, Claxton had the second-best betting odds to win Defensive Player of the Year, behind only Jaren Jackson Jr. “He’s just got to do his job. He’s going to get $100 million just from doing his job. He’s in a situation where even if he sh–s the bed, he’s still going to get like $70 million-$80 million. The only way he really f—s up his contract is if he tries to do too much,” said Spencer Dinwiddie, who worked out with Claxton in Los Angeles.
Dorian Finney-Smith, who shot just 30.6 percent from 3-point range for the Nets last year, is coming off right pinkie surgery.
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